Title: Team Leader Maintenance

               

Location: Warden, WA

               

Job Requisition ID: Req-260007

               

Time Type: Full time

               

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

               

This role directs and coordinates the Steam and Refrigeration needs for the factory’s continuous production to ensure maximum operating efficiency in a safe, cost effective and timely manner.

Job Description

• Ensures that the plant policies and procedures are administered and followed in a fair and consistent manner.
• Ensure that Supervisors/Leads follow company procedures for dealing with internal threat/security situations. Help enforce consistent adherence to security practices by employees. Uses information from supervisors and others who best know the employees involved in any security or threatening situation.
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner and ensures personal appearance meets the standards necessary to perform the job function while representing the Company.
• Is responsible to attend and participate in training activities appropriate to the position and to incorporate acquired skills and knowledge.
• Ensures that the interface with subordinates and other support groups is conducted in a participative management style that is conducive with the operations goal.
• Ensures that additional accountabilities, as may be required by management, be handled in a manner necessary to meet operational and Divisional standards.
• Ensures the parts inventory for boiler/refrigeration equipment is adequate to meet maintenance needs. Responsible for PSM program, leads the factory Process Safety Management Team and is responsible for organization, meetings and improvements. Is involved with PSM audits, mechanical integrity audits and maintains compliance with all state and local codes/regulations.
• Directs the steam/refrigeration function to assure the maximum operating efficiencies are maintained to meet maximum production, quality, and grade while minimizing downtime, accidents and costs.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Typical Education

• Bachelor's Degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4 year college or university

Relevant Experience

• 3+ years related experience and/or training

Other Information

Knowledge:

• Good understanding of steam and refrigeration systems and how they work. Minimum concepts and information within the range of understanding and comprehension required to perform the job.

Skills:

• Strong mathematical, verbal and written communication skills.

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Human Relations Skills:

• Leadership- Coaching- Participative Management Style- Development of Subordinates- Performance Management Skills- Planning- Organizing- Goal Setting- Self Development- Decision making- Budgeting and Forecasting, Key performance indicator establishment and follow-up, Professional appearance and presentation skills.

Abilities:

• Distinguishing Features: While being part of the general maintenance department, this position requires an additional level of technical expertise regarding heat transfer, mass flow/balance, and efficiency. A system-wide perspective on steam and refrigeration is necessary to achieve maximum optimization and production throughput. This position upholds and works with EPA and OSHA regulatory issued to maintain compliance.

Certificates: Recommended:

• Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator (CARO) certificate from Refrigeration Engineers and Technician Association (RETA). Recommended: Basic Boiler Operator Certificate.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive.  Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

• Paid Time Off

• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance

• Family-Friendly Employee events

• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

               

Anticipated Close Date

The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs.

               

Anticipated Close Date: 04/12/2026

               

Pay Transparency

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role is listed below.

               

Pay Rate or Range: $76,420.00 - $114,640.00

               

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law